Brush-handle.



No. 880,986. PATENTED MAR. 3, 1908..

' J. H. GREENE.

BRUSH HANDLE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 5, 1907 JOHN H. GREENE, OF HIGH POINT, NORTH CAROLINA,

BRUSH-HANDLE Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 3, 1908.

Application filed March 5, 1907. Serial No. 360,686.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN H. GREENE, a citizen of the United States, residing at High Point, in the county of Guilford and State of North Carolina, have invented new and useful Improvements in Brush Handles, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to an improvement in brush handles, comprehending specifically a supplemental handle constructed of a single piece of material and adapted for removable connection with the handle portion of the brush.

The main object of the present invention is the construction of a brush handle from a single length of material, and forming the ends of said material for removable connection with the brush, the construction permitting the use of a portion of the handle as a bridle when desired.

The invention will be described in the following specification, reference being had particularly to the accompanying drawings, in whichc- Figure 1 is a view in elevation showing a brush provided with my improved handle. Fig. 2 is a broken plan of the upper arm of the handle, illustrating articularly the means for connecting the andle with the brush. I

Referring particularly to the drawings, my improved handle, which is designed primarily for use with shaving brushes or similar articles is constructed of a single length of spring wire bent intermediate its ends into loop form to provide upper and lower arms 1 and 2, the former of which adjacent its fiee end is projected upwardly at an incline, as at 3, then forwardly into approximately parallel relation with the arm 1 and terminally bent to form a ring 4. The end of the arm being reduced to provide a projection 5 to fit within a recessed portion 6 formed in the arm 1 adjacent the juncture thereof with the ring 4. That portion of the arm 1 formed with the recess 6 is threaded, as at 7, for the reception of a clamping and adjusting nut 8, it being understood that the reduced portion 5 of the arm terminal will, when fitted in the recess 6, provide a member equal in transverse area and contour to that of the remainder of the arm. By this arrangement the nut 8 may be adjusted to clamp the portion 5 of the arm within the recess 6, or' may be moved in rear of said recess to entirely free the arm terminal.

The arm 2 is, adjacent its free end, bent downwardly, as at 9, then forwardly to provide a ring 10 similar to the ring 4, the terminal of the arm 2 being secured to said arm through the medium of a nut 11, as described in connection with ring 4.

The handle is designed for cooperation with the shaving brush 12, in which use the rings 4 and 10 are arranged to embrace the wooden or handle portion of the brush, the nuts 8 and 11 being moved longitudinally of the respective arms to secure proper clamping action of the rings. In this use the brush may be effectively handled at a sufficient distance from the bristles to prevent any possible contact of the hands of the user with the face of the customer, thereby obviating one of the disadvantages of barber shops. Furthermore, Without interfering with the effectiveness of the device as a handle, the lower ring 10 may be relieved from clamping position and moved downward onto the bristles of the brush, after which the nut 11 is operated to clamp said ring in position about the bristles. By this means the bristles may be gathered into a more or less compact mass, rendering the application-of the lather more effective under certain conditions.

In the use of the handle as a bridle it is to be understood that the upper ring 4 maintains its clamping relation to the brush proper and the handle is, therefore, equally effective for both purposes Having thus described the invention what is claimed as new, is

1. A brush handle comprising spaced members, a clamping ring carried by each member, and a clamping nut cooperating with each of said rings whereby they may be adjusted to engage a brush handle, said members being independently separable to permit movement of the clamping rings longitudinally of the brush.

2. A brush handle comprising spaced arms, a clamping ring carried by each of said arms, means cooperating with said rings to insure their clamping cooperation with an article, one of said arms being adapted for independent movement relative to the other to space the ring carried by said arm at varying distances with respect to the ring carcesses. ried by the other arm. In testimony whereof, I aflix my signa- 3. A brush handle constructed of a single ture in presence of two Witnesses.

means for securing said wire ends in said re- 10 5 length of wire bent into loop form, the terminals of the wire being formed to provide JOHN GREENE clamping rings, the wire ends being reduced Witnesses: in sectional area and fitting in recesses A. H. N INESTEIR, formed in the main length of the wire, and E. L. WIDDOUS. 

